Sale reports / North Carolina / Canton Livestock Auction / 2023-01-30

Canton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Canton, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 30
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2090
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▲ 346 vs last sale 99▲ 300 vs year ago 145 · +206.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 30▼ 4 vs year ago 46 · −8.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 9.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder cattle 11.00 to 26.00 higher. Demand very good, Activity active, offerings heavy, quality attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.90/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$149.90
267 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$51.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.64
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574159.10913149
Medium 2512147.1275368
Medium 3571131.2374933
Small and Medium 3542121.5165811thin
Small 3545107.755876thin
One grade step is worth $51.35/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale267 hd
149.90
—
NC average8 barns · 1,093 hd
136.26
+13.64
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,614104.731,6916thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42790.421,29011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12676.1485718
CowsLean 85-90%High77075.395815thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$7766
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$1,5752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$1,5563thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,1001thin

Every lot

101 lots · USDA AMS · WNC Regional Livestock Center - Canton, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330200.95/cwt195.00–207.506633
Steers—Medium 2333177.44/cwt170.00–185.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385199.93/cwt197.50–204.007704
Steers—Medium 3385142.50/cwt142.50–142.505491
Steers—Medium 2423181.23/cwt180.00–182.507672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435210.23/cwt200.00–226.0091524
Steers—Medium 3458135.08/cwt130.00–140.006192
Steers—Medium 2485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008251
Steers—Medium 3515177.50/cwt177.50–177.509142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516213.41/cwt212.00–216.001,10131
Steers—Medium 2534192.91/cwt192.50–193.001,0305
Steers—Medium 2565173.99/cwt171.00–177.009835
Steers—Medium 3570161.35/cwt158.00–166.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616168.41/cwt164.00–171.001,0375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,1566
Steers—Medium 2670159.15/cwt155.00–165.001,06613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718162.70/cwt160.00–168.001,1689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2283122.92/cwt122.00–125.003483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295157.00/cwt157.00–157.004631
Heifers—Medium 2315127.50/cwt127.50–127.504021
Heifers—Medium 3364126.98/cwt120.00–130.004624
Heifers—Medium 2366146.22/cwt142.00–150.005356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393156.33/cwt152.50–163.006144
Heifers—Small 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Medium 2421159.49/cwt156.00–165.0067117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428175.24/cwt167.50–179.0075010
Heifers—Medium 3430149.80/cwt147.50–152.006442
Heifers—Small and Medium 3440129.25/cwt127.50–131.005692
Heifers—Small and Medium 3473128.88/cwt125.00–133.006104
Heifers—Medium 2478164.44/cwt157.50–167.507866
Heifers—Medium 3478151.75/cwt147.50–155.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487181.00/cwt181.00–181.008815
Heifers—Small 3493111.24/cwt110.00–112.505482
Heifers—Medium 3523133.46/cwt132.00–140.006986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529160.58/cwt157.00–168.0084948
Heifers—Medium 2535149.07/cwt145.00–153.007982
Heifers—Small 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Small and Medium 3540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
Heifers—Medium 3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium 2563136.11/cwt130.00–142.507662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571156.48/cwt155.00–157.5089420
Heifers—Small 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium 2608143.11/cwt141.00–144.0087028
Heifers—Medium 3622120.07/cwt115.00–125.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625153.50/cwt146.00–155.5095938
Heifers—Small and Medium 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,15812
Heifers—Small and Medium 3673108.54/cwt105.00–116.007303
Heifers—Medium 3681137.32/cwt137.00–138.009356
Heifers—Medium 2690153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0561
Heifers—Medium 2700112.50/cwt112.50–112.507881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0276
Heifers—Small 374094.00/cwt94.00–94.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0382
Heifers—Medium 3783106.21/cwt105.00–110.008324
Heifers—Medium 280090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835117.50/cwt117.50–117.509811
Heifers—Medium 387083.00/cwt83.00–83.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2928110.99/cwt110.00–112.001,0302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413201.93/cwt198.00–206.008342
Bulls—Medium 2431184.89/cwt180.00–190.007976
Bulls—Medium 3435171.22/cwt170.00–172.507452
Bulls—Medium 3450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Bulls—Medium 2468160.00/cwt160.00–160.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470174.00/cwt171.00–176.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515171.23/cwt164.00–175.008825
Bulls—Medium 2533154.30/cwt151.00–157.508222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572162.63/cwt159.00–168.009303
Bulls—Medium 2578152.17/cwt150.00–154.008803
Bulls—Medium 3585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615155.00/cwt155.00–155.009531
Bulls—Medium 2618145.02/cwt140.00–150.008962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0041
Bulls—Medium 2695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773127.78/cwt110.00–145.009882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288595.00/cwt95.00–95.008411
Bulls—Medium 294090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
Dairy Steers—Medium 2500118.75/cwt112.50–125.005942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482114.70/cwt112.00–124.001,7003
Bulls——1,69599.65/cwt97.00–101.001,6892
Bulls——1,85085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74473.61/cwt70.00–79.005484
Cows—Lean 85-90%87582.50/cwt82.50–82.507221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11074.84/cwt72.00–79.0083110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11064.11/cwt60.00–67.007123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16885.95/cwt81.00–90.001,0045
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43491.16/cwt85.00–97.001,30710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,621.32/head1,250.00–1,925.001,6212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2820765.67/head760.00–775.007665
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040825.00/head825.00–825.008251

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.